High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-27197
CVE-2021-27197
Description
DSUtility.dll in Pelco Digital Sentry Server before 7.19.67 has an arbitrary file write vulnerability. The AppendToTextFile method doesn't check if it's being called from the application or from a malicious user. The vulnerability is triggered when a remote attacker crafts an HTML page (e.g., with "OBJECT classid=" and "") to overwrite arbitrary files.
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Affected products
4<7.19.67+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <7.19.67
- cpe:2.3:a:pelco:digital_sentry_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <7.19.67
- Range: <7.19.67
- Pelco/Digital Sentry Serverdescription
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References
2- github.com/vitorespf/Advisories/blob/master/Pelco_Digital_Sentry_Server_AFW.txtnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- support.pelco.com/s/article/What-is-the-Digital-Sentry-software-release-revision-historynvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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